Prime time a tad early: Aggies at South Carolina kickoff time announced

COLLEGE STATION – Texas A&M will help kickoff live action on the new SEC Network at quite an unconventional time: 5 p.m. CST on a Thursday.

The Southeastern Conference has announced A&M at South Carolina, the first live game on the network that cranks up in August, will kick at that time on Aug. 28. The reason for the early kick is the network’s second ever game, Temple at Vanderbilt, kicks at 8:15 that night as part of an SEC Network doubleheader.

In addition, the league announced the Aggies will play their second game of the season on the SEC Network, starting 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 6 against Lamar at Kyle Field. The network will air a contest from each of the league’s 14 stadiums in the first four weeks of the season, SEC commissioner Mike Slive said.